Public Notice – Involuntary Mergers Undone by HB 316 – RSA 674:39-aa

INVOLUNTARY MERGED LOTS MAY BE RESTORED – INVOLUNTARY MERGERS UNDONE BY HB 316 – RSA 674:39-aa

Lots involuntarily merged (for zoning, assessing, or taxation purposes) prior to September 18, 2010, shall be restored to their premerger status at the request of the owner, provided request is made prior to December 31, 2021. No owner in chain of title voluntarily merged the lots, all subsequent owners stopped from requesting restoration. Municipality has the burden to prove voluntary merger. Requests made to local governing body, whose decisions may be appealed pursuant to RSA 676. Municipalities may adopt more liberal ordinances.